California
CNN — Incoming heavy rain from an atmospheric river-fueled storm that slammed into the West Coast early Wednesday is threatening mudslides and debris flows in Southern California and has already prompted evacuations in the Los Angeles area. But that’s not all this storm is capable of — its reach and impacts will only get more […]
The US Department of Justice is investigating the University of California system for possible antisemitic discrimination after demonstrations against Israel’s war in Gaza took place on campuses last year. “This Department of Justice will always defend Jewish Americans, protect civil rights, and leverage our resources to eradicate institutional Antisemitism in our nation’s universities,” read a […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom has asked the US federal government for $40 billion (£31.6b) in funds to help rebuild areas of Los Angeles devastated by January fires. Newsom sent the request to congressional leaders in a letter on Friday. He said the funds would help both immediate and long-term recovery work. “I’m asking Congress to […]
A memorial service early this month for three Black victims of the Eaton fire was marked by simmering anger at Donald Trump’s choice not to visit Altadena, a suburb with a historic Black community disproportionately affected by the disaster. It’s one of many decisions that have left residents of Altadena, a racially and economically diverse […]
The California fire that swept out of Eaton Canyon last month devastated Altadena neighborhoods and claimed multiple lives including that of Evelyn McClendon, a school bus driver remembered for her spirituality and dedication to children, said her brother Zaire Calvin, not for the tragedy that took her life. In the glow of stained glass windows […]
Leaders of the southern California city of San Clemente, located about halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, are partnering with US Customs and Border Protection to place surveillance cameras along the city’s beach to detect boats carrying passengers attempting to enter the country without authorization. At a Tuesday gathering of the town’s city council, […]
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A lawsuit filed this week accuses the University of California of racial discrimination in undergraduate admissions by favoring Black and Latino students over Asian American and white applicants. A group called Students Against Racial Discrimination sued Monday in federal court, alleging the university system admits students with inferior academic credentials at […]
Over the last few months, University of California officials have boasted that they have admitted the most racially diverse class ever to their sprawling system. They have managed to do this, they say, despite a 28-year-old state ban on considering race in college admissions, known as Proposition 209. But a lawsuit filed on Monday by […]
(The Center Square) – California State University Long Beach is to hold its annual “UndocU Conference” this April, an event that states it “upholds” the public institution’s vision and commitments. The conference is intended to “highlight the diverse and intersectional identities of undocumented people,” according to its description. “We hope to provide a space for […]
(The Center Square) – California State University Long Beach is to hold its annual “UndocU Conference” this April, an event that states it “upholds” the public institution’s vision and commitments. The conference is intended to “highlight the diverse and intersectional identities of undocumented people,” according to its description. “We hope to provide a space for […]